Stencil



May 24,1932- l E...M. BARDEN l 1/,850219 l sTENcIL Filed Feb. 18, 195o Patented -May 24, 1.932

UNITE rsii-AgiEjsiA EARL M. Ai3.AniiEN,oI DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A SIGNOR ToY PANY, F DETnoInMIoHIGANA coRioRA'rIoNoi MICHIGAN l t i P TENT 'QOFIFCE c l AcKAnn Mo'iioitfon; coli-'p l s'rcENcrn Appiieauon 'iearebraary 1s, i930. seriaiNb 429,384.3 i J matter. l' y It is'a'- general objectV of the present inven-V tion to ing shield.`

vention to provide a painting shield or mask inv which provision is Lmade to cause intimate contact between the edges of the opening-cuts through the shield and the surface to. be

`1 5 painted'A so that` no paint will run or beV sprayed under thesefedges `to fog or disgure the pattern applied tothe painted surface', A

Another object of the inventionconsists y in the provisionvof means for accuratelypoi. sitioning and holding the shield in position whereby thepattern applied `through the shield is definitely located VAin respect to the boundaries of the surface on which` it is to be applied. m-

An important feature of the invention consists in the arrangementof a painting shield in ldished formation with a re-entrant bottoir'i portion'curved substantially on the sur facepofa cylinder and having a patternper-V 3o forated therein wherebyv flexing of the whole shield will tendto increase the radius ofV cuvvatureof the bottom portionto applypres-V sure to the edgesof thepattern openings and insure a tight fit of theshield against the raised surface on'whicha design is Vto be applied.

Another feature ofhtheinvention consists]V in providing a painting shield `or Vmask with *Other and further' features and objects of the invention will be more apparentto those accompanying drawingsand following speciiicatiOn, wherein is disclosed a single eXem'- plary ver'nbvodiment'of the invention with vthe r understanding, j'however, that suchf changes i lo may be made therein as fall within the scope provide a novel and improved paint- Y v v y c 1 z -l l showing the devioegapplied to a moulding- More particularly it isanV object of the in- `onthe, pyroxylin lwears it: off: "There vhasV already been ,developed` a suitable striping y for finishin'gfthe ends'of the stripes or for apof pyroxylinpaint bygpmyng skilled in the art upon the .consideration of the `lowtlie wiiidowsf'butfwith vslight variations, `it "is susceptible -cto numerous iother uses and' fi'oin the spirit of the invention,

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of lthe appended i claims ,Y without departing Figure 1 lis a face View of "a `device "con-'Tiff i n n l y u Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure Y i `structed accordingrjto the present invention;

1;,and i g.. Figure 3 is a section online :of'jFigure on/ the body voffan nautomotive vehicle.` Y l Gui: T he art of decorating withstripesand vsliall V designs lon ,painted surfaces lhas developed-f slowly in ,spiteof the great demand, particue-s;`

larly in? the building v`'of autoiriotive-fveliicles, for a` `suitable inass- Vproductionf.V metlochf Those men who are expert `striperslcommandl i the highest pay of allskilled labor in connec-' l tionwith the building vof vehiclebodies 4and their'work'requiresfso much "time that the. movement of the bodyV tlirough' the assembly.; line is seriously delayed, yet the-demand for i striping'is such` that it must be Aapplied,particularly, on,thehigherclassvehicles. Since" 3 i theadventofpyroxylin linishesthediculty 1 *i Y. v

has been augmented, for'these finishes .dry so rapidly that it is-onl-y with eiitreme Vdifficulty I. that they can be handledwith the striping# brush. If the stripe is applied (with t ordi-V nary paint thenf the finalpolishing operation machine which vis satisfactoryfforuapplying Y straight, parallel-sided stripes,"but it has been found that such a machine is not satisfactory V plying curves or other yornamentatiomand it y isa purpose Vof thisginvent-i'on to'iprovide a mask orV shield'which permits' the application w This `device functions in the Vnature of 4'a, c stencilbut hasl certainnovelfeatures :which ,c i

,enhanceits usefulness,particularly where the i i" p Y operationis carried out on ,thesurfaceof-a moulding, bead orotherraised portion of the vehicle body. The presentiembodimentfof 'occurring' at the so-calledy Abelt line,` just be-` ese-l the inventioniis,particularlyillustrated'for c" use on beads ony vehicle-bodies', suchas those 55 this surface;Y Y Y Y i {It-'is necessary toV accurately locatejand- 2` if j r l 1,860,219

t v it is the intent of thevclaims of this applica-V tion to cover these various modifications.

` VReferring particularlyto Figures 1 and `3, Y,

Y there is shown at lOthe side of avehicle body 5 having either formed integral therewith'or Y surface ofthe moulding'which has-already received its maincoat of iinish.` The pattern here shownv is intended to form the finish i iY at the end of the moulding, fortwo parallelv 'stripes and so Vthe cutout includesportions 15 forming the beginning of'suchstripes..

' zo #The masker stencil is Vformedfrom thin,V

- springy sheetv metal such as shlimstock, as,

"for'instance, steel about .O08 inch thick.. AQ

lsheet 16 of this metal is `cut to the-proper f size,- lpreferably rectangularfand the corners have .triangles removed therefrom so tha-t'th'e l Y yperipheral portions ofthe rectangularsheet maybe bent upward untilthes'idelof the cut- Vouts meet as Vat l'fwh'ere they are secured tox Y l gether'by solderingV or weldingfto form the",

V mask into a dish-shaped device as clearlyjseen in'fFigureQ. T -hisdishing has two functions.

First, it Vmaterially strengthens'the shield and f gives YitV added rigidity, and second, [it pro- Y lvidesa loweredgewhich is substantially re-iv Simoved from thesurfaceoflthebody so that a and .dripping paint will r'not Afall onthis finished surface. Y Here it should be remarked Y that the stencil is customarily used on a sub-V l n stantially vertical surface asyshownzinFig;3.` 40@` The surface' of the bead 11 on which the pattern isto be applied; is substantially'cylindrical andin order that'the stencil'v may be i accommodated to this 'surface7 its bottom, in`

' the area indicated by the reference charq /facter118isformed witha re-entrant portion bestl kseen in Figs. 2 and 3, which has vthe-v contour of a'sector of a cylinderlof` a radius .substantially the same asthat of the outer surfaceofthe bead. This re-entrantrportion y `l is'lsomewhat widerthan the fullwidtli ofthe bead VVand eX'tendsbetween the parts indicated .by the reference'characters 19 in'Fig'ySV and llongitudinally for the full vlength, of.VY the lshield except where thetu'rned-up ends leave Yposition the shield on the bead-andfor this `purpose it is provided with arzpluralityj of positioning buttons-20 onitsiunder or bodyi 6U' engagingY surface. v Four of these buttons arev shown, two to engageI ther-upper edge of the L y bead and r4two the lower edge, so that ther Y pairs of buttons, are Yaccurately spaced apartv justthe-Awidth of the .'beacl.-VI Ineffect they v `'.65' are Alarge headed rivetswith `the heads like ing.

that of fillister screws. Th'efstemsof the rivets pass through-holes in the shield and the inner ends. are peened over, vas at 21to" retain them in position. Tol'ocate the shield Y 7V 0 i in respect to the end of the bead a large loeating button 22-'is provided, secured in position inthe same mannerfas the buttons 2O and having in its side the notch 23 which receives the end ,of the 4bead andlimits the movement of the shiel'dflongitudinally of the bead.

In use kthe operator grasps the upper'vand lower edges of the shieldbetween the thumb and ngers ofY one Vhand and pressesr the turned-up edges 24 slightly together iaslseen inthe dotted line Vpositionof Fig. 3. Ths fleXes' the shield throughout the' length ofthev reentrant bottom portion. Het'thenpressesV i i 'y the rshield into positiomV guided byl. means ofv theV locating `and vpositioning buttons, Aand attraction'beneath the mask so tha't'the patv-y g of the shield appliesfthe'coloringInaterialj i preferably witha conventional form of spraygun. Assoon as thisapplication iscom'plete {2f} the' shield is quickly withdra/W'ILI ThelfleX- ing ofthe re-entrantportion of Ythe bottom causes all of the edges ofthe cut-out pattern 14', `15 to be tightlypre'ssed into engagement with the Surface of ai@Y bead' sathat'inumamcontactl between these 'thin yedgesand the surja: E. Yface of theV bead is obtained andfther'e -isno chance Y of` the paint either being;V blown ori running under thev shield "to fog orv disflgure the. .final design;

The i .winne` Operation a. if @paying the shield,y spraying the jpaint and removingtheY shield occupies but a few secondsas come;

`pared with Vabout ten minutes for applyinga i similar design by avhand operationffAs has already beenipointedoutjythe'intimate lcontact between the vshield and the bead prevents j c paint being .sprayed or drawn by capillary A attractive beneaththe mask so that the pat-1 i can be completed then by starting withithe n tern is clean-cut and accurate. The striping` l sections ofthe stripe y'formedby the euteout portions 15 and completed in the usual man Y ner.. 'The whole.` device is: extremely simple both in vitsc'onstru'ction and operation and its time-savingfeatures result inV` a material savingin vthe cost of striping av vehicle. Having thus described the invention7 vwhat is claimed vas new1anddesredo be. Secured by LetteSrPatent is: v I

Al. A vstencil'for use on raised surfaces Comfy t prisinga resilientfsheet having ardesigncpereV forated therein andmeanson said sheet to the sheet. s.

i 2. .A stencil for useon'Y monldings, comprising aV resillentgsheet having adesign. per-v`v forated therein and means on.` said sheet tok kengage 'the edgesofsaid surface tofY position engage portionsofthe mouldingto positive`- ly positionthe sheet in' respectlto the mouldf Yzo 3. A stencil for use on mouldings, comprising a resilient sheet having a design per. forated therein, means on said sheet toengage portions of the moulding to position the sheet in respect to the moulding yand means to cause close engagement of the de!v sign defining edges of the sheet with the surface of the moulding. n

4. A stencil for use onmouldings, comprising a dished resilient sheet having a de-` sign perforated in a curved portion thereof.

5. A stencil for use on mouldings, comprising a dished resilient sheet,"a -reentrant portion at the bottom of the dish, said sheet having a design perforated in theA reentrant portion thereof. y y i Y 6. A stencil forv use on mouldings, com-V prising a dished resilient sheet having a design Vperforated therein and meanson said sheet' to position said sheet in respect to vthe moulding.

7 A stencil for` use on mouldings, comprising a dished resilient sheet,l a reentrant portion at the bottom of the dish, said sheet having a design perforated in the reentrant portion thereof and means associated With 'Y said sheet to locate the sheet With respect to the moulding. l 8. A paint shield automobile bodies comprising afsheet rei--y silient metal having a cutoutto permit they passage ofl paint, thesheeit being curvedsur-v rounding the cutout portion on YaxradiusV A,

greater than that of the moulding, means on the body engaging sideof lthe sheet to engage the edges of the moulding tol position thel shield and means to engage the end of the moulding to locate theshield in respect thereto.

:14; A stencil. for usejonraised surfaces comprising a sheet having a design perforated thereinA and means onsaid sheet to en-V l gage theV edges of'said surface to position the '15. A stencilrfor -use on "mouldings, comprising a sheetfof material having a design sheet thereon.

perforated therein andmeans associated with said sheet'to engage portions of themould ing to positionI thesheet in respect thereto. i

Y' In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.- v

for motorrvehicle bodies i comprising a resilient structure having thin edges adapted tobe closely pressed against Y the part being paintedby means external to the structure of the shield and sharply dejV i finingl the limits of the shielded zone. p

9. A paint shield for use in painting on or near mouldings on motor vehicle bodies, the

paint limiting'V edges of said shield being I thin and resilient to form a close -itrwith the .surface'to be painted VWhen pressed thereagainst and positioning means on the WorkV engaging face ofthe shield for locating itV with respect to the moulding.

l0. A paint shield for motor vehicle bodies comprising a pan-like Vmember of resilientv sheet metal having theY bottom n inwardly curved to substantially the contour of a cylindrical segment, a portion of said bottom being cut out to forma design 'and locating and positioning means on said bottom.

11. A paint shield forraised mouldings of* i i l automobile bodies comprising a sheet of resilient metal having va cutout to permit the passageV of paint, the sheetbeingvourve'd surrounding the cutout portionv on a. vradius greater than thatrof the moulding. Y

12. A paint shield for raised mouldings of automobile bodies comprising ashe'et of re- Vsilient metal having a cutout to permit the passage of paint, the sheet being curved sur- Y 'i roundingthe cutout portion on va radius greater than thatof the moulding and means y on the body engaging side of the sheet to en# gage the edges ofthe moulding to position",v

the shield.

13.'` A paint shield for raised mouldings of EARL M. B'An'nnn.; 'l 

